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2000 Certificate 15
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Celebrity chef Harry McGee (Brendan Gleeson) used to have it all, from a loving wife and family to a successful career as host of a television cooking show. But things have changed--due to his drunken ways, his wife (Amanda Donohoe) wants a divorce, his kids won't speak to him, and his career is failing. When a mugging-induced .. Read more

Starring Brendan Gleeson, Amanda Donohoe, James Nesbitt, Adrian Dunbar
Director Declan Lowney
Genres Comedy

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Wild About Harry

Celebrity chef Harry McGee (Brendan Gleeson) used to have it all, from a loving wife and family to a successful career as host of a television cooking show. But things have changed--due to his drunken ways, his wife (Amanda Donohoe) wants a divorce, his kids won't speak to him, and his career is failing. When a mugging-induced coma erases 25 years of his memory, Harry is given a second chance to make things right. Believing he is an 18-year-old boy with a clean slate and his whole life before him, Harry attempts to revive his fading career and persuade his wife to fall in love with him all over again.

Starring Brendan Gleeson, Amanda Donohoe, James Nesbitt, Adrian Dunbar, George Wendt, Bronagh Gallagher
Director Declan Lowney
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time DVD: 1 hr 33 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 20 May 2002
Production year: 2000
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Wild About Harry

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    This is like Regarding Henry with heart, humour and no American schmaltz. Brendan Gleeson is the naffest of Irish TV chefs, whose serial womanising is tabloid news. In the midst of divorce proceedings from his long-suffering wife (Amanda Donohoe), Gleeson slips into a coma. Awakening with amnesia he turns into a new man and gradually wins back the hearts of his wife and family. But old habits die hard, and both booze and bad feeling resurface. Father Ted director Declan Lowney handles this emotional merry-go-round with such a deft touch that the film moves you to two types of tears. The performances are excellent all round and James Nesbitt puts in a brilliant cameo as a right-wing politician.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • A slight comedy of redemption.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Give this film a try!

    This film is nice. There is something charming, quaint yet slightly compelling about it. The formula might not be ground-breakingly fresh, in fact its a bit of a cliche, however the cast carry off the story line really well. Its nicely produced, funny when its supposed to be, and tells the story of a love lost through selfish excesses.

    Bung it on your list, its certainly better than most things on TV at the moment, and you might just find yourself surprised.

      • A customer from Uxbridge
      • Posted 01 Sep 2004 11:16

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  • 3 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Chef's special ..

    .. Not a bad movie at all, and all the better for being set in Ulster - a nice refreshing change from the USA ..

    Brendan Gleeson plays a TV chefs, whose serial womanising is tabloid news. In the midst of divorce proceedings from his long-suffering wife (Amanda Donohoe), Gleeson slips into a coma.

    Awakening with amnesia he turns into a new man and gradually wins back the hearts of his wife and family. But old habits die hard, and both booze and bad feeling resurface.

    The performances are excellent all round and James Nesbitt puts in a brilliant cameo as a right-wing politician.

    Worth a look ..

      • Paul Jay from London, England
      • Posted 21 Apr 2005 16:49

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      • Celebrity chef Harry McGee (Brendan Gleeson) used to have it all, from a loving wife and family to a successful career as host of a television cooking show. But things have changed--due to his ...